These are quotes
from what the people who attended the BMS symposium in 1994
remembered from their experiences at the symposium and in India
iteslf..... Hope you enjoy reading them!

"The thing
I remember the most about India was the myriad of feelings
I had while there. Experiencing the diversity of sounds,
tastes, smells, cultures was fascinating, as was learning about
the many cultural traditions and beliefs that form the face of
India. The brightness ofthe people--the
clothes, the expressions--in an environment that most
Americans would consider bleak was profoundly touching. I think
the thing that touched me most was that I not only learned about
India, but that my experiences allowed me to perceive my own
culture with a new "pair of glasses". It's often said
that one never leaves India the same as they came, and from my
experience, I would wholeheartedly agree. "

- Misti Wuori
(WU - '96)

The things I
remember most about the symposium in India:-The dance recital
- phenomenal-Trekking up the
stone staircases (Nandi Hills??) and having to share the
staircase with a cow walking the opposite direction!!-Lillian leading
the sing-a-long at the top-Mukund singing
Manjula!-Drawing lots of
attention in the streets of Bangalore because I'm so tall (I felt
like a celebrity!)

-Dave Lyons (WU
- 94)

**I will always
remember the BMS symposium as the first time the fellows really
sat down and talked to each other. At the two previous
symposiums, our numbers were smaller and we were still trying to
figure out what the MF was really about. The BMS symposium was
different - I remember long hours where the fellows heatedly
debated a new structure (discussion groups) and it seemed at
times as if we would never reach an agreement. But in the end we
came together as a group and I think we all felt like we had won
a hard fought battle and in the process gotten to really know
each other.

- Kate Pecher
(WU-95)

The
1994 symposium is my first symposium which meant a lot to me. I
met the friends face to face for the first time. So many
unforgetable moments made the trip so wonderful, like the dinner
at the top of Nandi hill. people sat around in a room, the ufro
TT playing the Guitar, others singing, and dancing. ...- Yu Jie
(ZU - '96)

If you had
attended the BMS symposium in '94 and have anything , any
incident that you thought was funny or touching , to share
with the rest of the family , or just want to say what you
felt about it, please write to Kanchana and we'll include your
message on this page. Thanks.....